'''Anjahakely Anjahankely Tree Nursery was established in 2008 is a forest restoration initiative set up to help protect and preserve the environment in and wildlife of the Andrafiamena -Andavakoera protected area Protected Area in north Madagascar.'''
The tree nursery, located in Anjahakely, fulfils an essential role in the protection of the lemur habitat close to the village and the nearby camp{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_011.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_011.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_041.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_041.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_043.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_043.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_045.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_045.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_028.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_028.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_017.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_017.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_023.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_023.jpg|196px]]|-|}
Trees planted The tree nursery which plants approximately 30,000 trees p/year is located in the area include Schizolaena viscola, village of [[Anjahankely]] and fulfils an endemic species and essential role in protecting its nearby lemur food source, Breanadia salicina and Intsia trees are planted at river sources to protect the waterways and Albizia lebeck are planted as forage for livestockhabitat.
Various <HTML5video type="youtube">CvoXLajrXGQ</HTML5video> Trees planted include the endemic ''[[Rozana|Schizolaena viscosa]]'' species which with its yellow flowers between May and December provides a food source to the lemurs. ''Breonadia salicina'' and ''Intsia'' trees are also planted at river sources to protect the waterways while ''Albizia lebbeck'' is planted to improve the forage for grazing zebu livestock. [[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_050.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_050.jpg|600px]] Additionally, various palms and ''Dracaena '' trees are also planted for decoration purposes at and around [[Black Lemur Camp]]. The camp, which supports the tree nurserysince it was established in 2007, employs staff mostly mainly from Anjahakely Anjahankely and nearby villages , which in effect supports the local economy livelihoods of the villagers and inspires promotes a culture of preservation that profits most from the forest by its preservation 's protection rather than its destruction. [[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_055.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_055.jpg|600px]] Approximately two-thirds of the remaining Perrier's sifaka (''Propithecus perrieri'') live in the forests close to the tree nursery. Other endangered lemur species in the wider Andrafiamena protected area include the [[Ankarana sportive lemur]] (''Lepilemur ankaranensis''), Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (''Phaner electromontis''), Sanford's brown lemur (''Eulemur sanfordi''), [[Crowned lemur]] (''Eulemur coronatus'') and the Aye-aye (''Daubentonia madagascariensis''). [[File:Black_Lemur_Camp_Sifaka_Circuit_002.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Black_Lemur_Camp_Sifaka_Circuit_002.jpg|600px]] A visit to the tree nursery combined with a stay at [[Black Lemur Camp]] will indirectly help save the critically endangered ''[[Perrier's sifaka]]'' black lemur and other species. <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-12.913059, 49.31949~[[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_018.jpg|left|150px|]]<br>'''Anjahankely Tree Nursery centre'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=18|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes}}</div> '''GPS coordinates:''' 12°54'47.0"S 49°19'10.2"E The tree nursery employs five full-time staff but during planting periods the whole community from surrounding villages participate in the reforestation activities. The Anjahanakely Tree Nursery project makes a perfectly good example of how conservation can best be done by actively engaging a local population. [[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_059.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_059.jpg|600px]] Tree nursery team (technicians and botanist): Bruno, Alexandre, Jaomora, Nanja and Guitot. ''For further information, assistance, contributions and visits, contact:'' [[File:Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_002.jpg|link=https://www.madacamp.com/photo.cgi?Anjahankely_Tree_Nursery_002.jpg|250px|left]] '''Anjahankely Tree Nursery'''<br>Anjahankely<br>Madagascar<br> Prisca Olinirina NANJARISOA<br>''Botanist & Taxonomist''<br>Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies en Biologie et Ecologie Végétales - Faculté des Sciences - Université d’Antananarivo<br> Tel: +261 (0)34 48 975 04<br>Email: [mailto:anjahankely.pepiniere@fanamby.org.mg anjahankely.pepiniere@fanamby.org.mg] View all [[Anjahankely Tree Nursery photos]]
